Denmark working on green energy synergies

Denmark, the first country to work on an aggressive plan to rid itself of dependence on fossil fuels, is looking towards Korea as one of the countries to bring its dream to fruition. “We don’t have a car industry but on the other hand, we are the first national system to use our infrastructure as a testing ground to test all these different energy pieces together,” said the chairperson of the Danish Commission on Climate Change Katherine Richardson. “Korea has some interesting toys and we have some interesting toys and we’re better at energy efficiency than Korea is and Korea can use that technology so I see a lot of possibilities for cooperation,” she said. Last October, the Danish Commission on Climate Change published their report about the Danish strategy to become fossil-free by the year 2050, making this European country the first to initiate a strategy where the entire country will be powered completely by renewable energy. To date, 20% of Denmark’s energy needs are supplied by wind energy. (January 24, 2011)